Methods for coating implants
US6844024B2 · kind B2 · utility
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| Filing date | Jun 13, 2003 |
| Grant date | Jan 18, 2005 |
| Priority date | — |
| Expiry date | Jun 13, 2023 |
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- Technology area (CPC A)Human Necessities
- CPC primaryA61L2420/02
- WIPO fieldMedical technology
- WIPO sectorInstruments
Abstract
A method of coating a polymer onto an implant having at least one interstice. The method includes (1) providing a solution containing a polymer; (2) applying the solution onto the implant; (3) and removing the solution spanning the interstice by (a) contacting the outer surface of the implant with a surface of a substrate, so that the solution spanning the interstice is drawn to the surface of the substrate via affinity between them; or by (b) bursting and removing the solution spanning the interstice on the implant with an air pressure difference before drying; and (4) drying the solution to form a coating.
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